Universal drill press and pipe vise



March 8, 1966 R. HUSTEAD UNIVERSAL DRILL PRESS AND PIPE VISE Filed July12, 1965 AH i NA U H M M R United States Patent 3,239,210 UNIVERSALDRILL PRESS AND PIPE VISE Ralph L. Hustead, General Delivery, Chicago 7,Ill. Filed July 12, 1963, Ser. No. 294,681 1 (Ilaim. (Cl. 269-208)Object The object of this invention is to provide a vise that hasseveral uses of holding difierent sizes and shapes of material. Anobject is to provide a vise that has a quick adjustment of jaws. Stillanother object is to provide a vise that replacement of parts can easilybe made.

A very important object is to provide a vise that is very economical forthe buyer.

Brief description FIGURE I is a top view of the universal vise showing aone half scale drawing of a small size vise. This top view shows howstrong the design is, as well as being simple. This top view shows useof conventional materials used in this new vise which keeps the cost toa minimum.

FIGURE II is a side view of the vise.

FIGURE III is a sectional View of vise jaw, showing locking deviceentirely enclosed in adjustable vise jaw.

Detailed description In FIGURE I, 1 is a plate of steel, this plate isthe base on which the entire vise assembly is attached. The end jaw is2, this jaw is of conventional angle and has two holes drilled in thecorners of the jaw and on through base plate 1. This end jaw 2 isattached to base plate by two rivets 3. Rear stabilizer 4 has two holesdrilled horizontally that receive the two bars 6. At either end ofstabilizer 4 are two drilled holes 5, also holes are drilled through thebase plate to correspond with holes 5. Rivets hold stabilizer 4 to baseplate 1 going through hole 5. Two round or cylindrical bars 6 extend theentire length of vise. These bars pass through holes in the end jaw,then through floating jaw and continue through stabilizer 4. As to theconstruction of such bars, threads are cut at the front end of each bar,spacer 8 encloses the threads and provides a thrust for nut 9. Holes 7equally spaced in bars 6 are for quick adjustment of the floating jaw10.

Two nuts 9 provide clamping for the floating jaw 10*. Therefore clampingpressure holds flat, or round material between jaws 10 and 2. Hole 17 iscut out of base plate to provide a way to hold long material to bedrilled at its end.

Floating jaw 10 has two drilled holes 18 these holes correspond withholes drilled in bars 6. Two pins 14 slip fit down through floating jaw10 and on through bars 6, this provides the necessary attachment offloating jaw 10 to bars 6 and gives movable action when nuts 9 areturned, either way, for either holding or releasing materials betweenjaws 10 and 2. Floating jaw 10 is easily and quickly adjusted fordiiierent size materials by the removal of two slip pins 14, thefloating jaw slides on bars 6 to the desired position and slip pins 14are inserted again.

Floating jaw ltl has cuts on either side to hold different shapedmaterials. This jaw is easily and quickly reversed for needs of materialto be held. Slip pins 14 are removed, bars 6 are pulled out fromstabilizer 4 and out of floating jaw 10, the jaw is then reversed oranother jaw inserted and the bars 6 are again positioned in the holes offloating jaw 10 and stabilizer 4.

In this top view the front side of jaw has a step 11 cut out to holdflat, square or rectangular material. On back side of jaw horizontal V,13 and vertical V 12 are cut to hold round matetrial. On jaw not shownvertical V I2 is a step V cut used to hold pipe.

Two holes 15 and 16 are for bolts, When vise is to be attached to asurface for heavy drilling and pipe cutting or threading.

According to the provisions of the patent statutes, I have explained theprinciple of my invention and have illustrated and described what I nowconsider to represent its best embodiment. However, I desire to have itunderstood that, within the scope of the appended claim, the inventionmay be practiced otherwise than as specifically illustrated anddescribed.

I claim:

A vise comprising a base member, a fixed jaw on said base, guideclamping rods removably and slideably received in said fixed jaw, eachrod having spaced locking holes therein, an adjustable, reversible jawhaving holes receiving said rods, said adjustable jaw having oppositeclamping surfaces of dillerent configurations and locking holesselectively 'alignable with the rod locking holes, pin members disposedin aligned locking holes of said jaw and rods and means engaging saidrods for moving said rods and said adjustable jaw into clamping relationwith said fixed jaw.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 9,294 10/1852Butler 269-208 1,529,867 3/ 1925 Burns 269-243 X 1,823,537 9/1931Gaudreau 269-241 2,724,201 11/1955 Cavalero 269- X 2,732,745 1/1956 Behr269-221 WILLIAM W. DYER, JR., Primary Examiner, ROBERT C. RIORDON,Examiner.

